Junk Food and its impact on our health

Many times, you have heard your parents asking you to eat green vegetables and healthy food. The only reason is that fresh fruit and vegetables increase your body’s immunity levels that will help you fight several bacteria and germs. A person who doesn’t eat healthily cannot live a healthy life. Eating junk food will make your body lethargic and also impacts your mental intelligence.

For students, it seems natural to adopt a healthier life, but in reality, they are stuck with lot many choices, and sometimes they fall into the trap and start eating junk foods and beverages. University and college students have a lot of freedom as they spend most of the time in colleges and campuses. This is the reason why they are prone to unhealthy eating habits. The situation of the students who live in hostels is even worse as many of them do not know how to cook and therefore; adopt unhealthy eating habits.

• Educational performance- Food has a direct impact on the mental ability of a person. For students, it is necessary to adopt healthy diet as it has a direct impact on their academic performance. Several pieces of research have been conducted in this field, and it has been deciphered that students who eat healthily can perform better in academics.
• Reduce Stress- Stress has become part and parcel of our lives. Till the age of 22, most of the people have experienced anxiety and stress. This trend is dangerous, and according to a study by Stockholm University, it has been found that one in every three students is suffering from stress. Food plays a significant role in increasing stress levels. Fast foods are made of artificial preservatives and stuff, and that is why they impact the body. Fast foods increase the blood sugar levels and make a person obese and prone to several dangerous diseases. On the other hand, eating fresh and healthy food makes a person lively and reduces stress levels.
• Increase Efficiency- Fresh and healthy food makes a person feel fresh and active. The natural ingredient available in fresh fruit and green leafy vegetables keeps a person productive throughout the day. Junk food is often stale and full of artificial ingredients, which makes a person sluggish and dull once they consume it. Food is the fuel that keeps the body going, and if the fuel is adulterated, it cannot assure smooth run of the body. Students have a lot to do, and therefore; they can’t afford to be slow or sluggish as they have deadlines t complete their assignments.
• Control Weight- Junk foods are not only bad for your mental health; it can ruin your physical health as well. The junk foods have trans-fat, refined grains, excessive salts and sodium, artificial colors, MSG, etc.; which are dangerous for human body. These artificial ingredients affect heart, kidney, liver and. Over a period, they get stored in the intestines and make a person prone to obesity, which is one of the leading causes of harmful diseases. Healthy food regulates the blood sugar levels and does not get stored inside the body. In fact, fresh fruit and vegetables flush out all the intoxicated elements thereby ensuring physical fitness.

Junk foods are tastier than the healthy food, and it is okay to treat yourself once in a week. But replacing your daily meals with junk foods is not a good option at all, as it will reduce your immunity levels and make you prone to chronic diseases. With continuous assignments, class tests, exams, etc.; students are occupied. The ever-growing cut- throat competition is already there to make students anxious, and if they make friends with junk food, they are doing more harm to themselves. Healthy habits if developed at an early age can make a person stay in good health for the rest of his life. There is no treasure like a healthy body as once health is lost it would be tough to regain it.  Eat healthily and stay wealthy.